We, the nuclear hostages - all the peoples of the Earth - must educate ourselves about conventional and nuclear warfare. Then we must educate our governments. We must learn the science and technology that provide the only conceivable tools for our survival. We must be willing to challenge courageously the conventional social, political, economic and religious wisdom. We must make every effort to understand that our fellow humans, all over the world, are human. Of course, such steps are difficult. Bus as Einstein many times replied when his suggestions were rejected as impractical or as inconsistent with ‘human nature’: What is the alternative?

One must educate oneself

We are drowning in information but starving for knowledge and wisdom. Education ought to teach us not only how to make a living but also how to live.

We are bound first to imform ourselves concerning so great a matter as the revolt of millions of people- what they are struggling for, what they are struggling against, and how the struggle stands- from day to day...as best you can; and second, to spread this knowledge among others, and endeavor to do what little you can to awaken the consciousness and sympathy of others.

We must also educate adults.

We have fought this war and won it. Now let us not be sanctimonious; nor hypocritical; nor vengeful; nor stupid. Let us make our enemies incapable of ever making war again, let us re-educate them, let us learn to live in peace and justice with all countries and all peoples in this world. To do this we must educate and re-educate. But first we must educate ourselves.

Zayıf olarak doğuyoruz ve güce gereksinimimiz var; her şeyden yoksun olarak doğuyoruz ve yardıma gereksinimimiz var; aptal olarak doğuyoruz ve düşünme yetisine gereksinimimiz var. Doğduğumuzda sahip olmadığımız ve büyüdüğümüzde gereksinim duyduğumuz her şey bize eğitimle verilir.
Bu eğitim bize doğadan ya da insanlardan ve şeylerden gelir. Yetilerimizin ve organlarımızın içsel gelişmesi doğanın eğitimidir; bu gelişmenin bize öğretilen kullanımı da insanların eğitimi, bizi etkileyen nesneler hakkında kendi deneyimimizle edindiğimiz bilgi de şeylerin eğitimidir.
Dolayısıyla her birimiz üç türlü öğretmen tarafından yetiştiriliyoruz. Bu öğretmenlerin verdikleri çeşitli dersleri bir öğrenci birbirine karşıt olarak kullanmışsa bu öğrenci iyi yetişmemiştir ve hiçbir zaman kendisiyle uyuşmayacaktır. Tüm bu dersler bir öğrencide aynı noktalarda buluşur ve aynı amaçlara
yönelirse, bu öğrenci tek başına amacına ulaşır ve buna göre yaşar; yalnızca o, iyi yetişmiş olur.

In my personal and professional Jewish life, my belief is that we must educate ourselves before we can reach out to others.”

We need to continue to educate our elected officials and candidates for office on who we are, what we need and why they should stand in solidarity with us.

We should want to cultivate our minds and intellect because we think that it makes us better human beings, especially that it enhances our ethical sensibility.